Add a new TEXT Item List named nginx-plus-servers containing DNS names or IP addresses of the monitored nginx PLUS servers, one server per line. Ensure that each server on the list is accessible on the specified protocol and port and exposes the status page on the same path /status. If the protocols and ports are different, move the entire URL to the list and set Path field equal to the ${ITEM} placeholder.

If the Storage drop-down is set to None, select the target ATSD server.

Set Status to Enabled.

Click Save.

The job consists of several settings blocks, each of which is responsible for processing specific data from the nginx PLUS status page. Each block forms special series and property commands for ATSD depending on what is being processed by the block. For example, the first settings block is responsible for processing general information about an nginx PLUS Server. This block fetches different metrics: connection, ssl handshakes, requests, respawned processses of the server and general properties such as address, nginx_version, load_timestamp, etc.

The result series and property commands formed by the block looks like this: